Англиискии для вас Новый курс XXI века

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text.
Exercise 2. Find in the text English equivalents for these word combinations.
1. где она начала работать преподавателем музыки. 2. пытался зараба­тывать на жизнь. 3. но они не имели успеха. 4. и пользовался популярно­стью среди читателей. 5. в девяностые годы. 6. пьеса посвящена. 7. всегда пользуется успехом. 8. был награжден.
Exercise 3. Quote the sentences in which these words and word combinations are used in the text.
to be born, at the age of, to give up. to make a living, to be published, to become a music critic, to be popular with, society, achievements, to be devoted to. to be out, to be a success with, himself, to be awarded, to die
Exercise 4. Answer these questions.
1. When was Shaw born? 2. Why did he have to start to make a living at the age of fifteen? 3. How long did he work as cashier in a Dublin land agency? 4. Why did he leave for London? 5. Were his first four novels a success? 6. Under what title were his first three plays published? 7. What did Shaw describe in those plays? 8. What did Shaw publish when World War 1 started? 9. When did Shaw visit the Soviet Union? 10. What prize was Shaw awarded? 11. Which of his plays have you seen?
Exercise 5. Substitute the active words from the vocabulary for the italicized parts of these sentences. The words are given below the exercise.
1. I think he does not understand how important this plan is. 2. Not long before he died Dreiser [' draiza] joined the party. 3. In many of his books Dickens [ dikinz] wrote about the life of poor and unhappy people. 4. In 1835 Dickens became a reporter of the “Morning Chronicle” I'kronikl]. 5. Conan Doyle [konan doil] began to write at the age of twenty. 6. When Peter was sixteen he entered the University. 7. Jack London is a famous American writer.
to realize, death, to start to work as reporter, outstanding, at the age of six­teen, to start, to describe.